2005 La Vieille Cure, Fronsac, Bordeaux

From Robert Parker, "This estate has been doing spectacular work over the last half dozen or so vintages.  La Vieille Cure has become one of the leading estates of Fronsac.  Its style is one of opulence, complexity, and sexy, up-front fruit, but with enough tannin and structure to age for a decade."  Parker gave the 2005 vintage 93 points:  "La Vieille Cure's amazing 2005 is even better than their terrific 2003 and 2000 vintages.  The 2005 boasts an inky/ruby color asa well as a gorgeously sweet perfume of charcoal, black cherries, black currants, and spring flowers as well as an underlying mineral component.  Superb concentration, full-bodied power, wonderful symmetry, purity and texture, and a multidimensional mouthfeel are all found in this fabulous sleeper of the vintage."  The list price is $38.